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Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
Catherine talks about the characters in her books and the real people who inspired them.
  1. Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
    04:28
    Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
  2. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
    02:52
    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
  3. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  4. Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
    06:54
    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
  5. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
    07:30
    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
  6. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
  7. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  8. Favourite Scots Words
    04:20
    Favourite Scots Words
  9. Flirting and locker room talk
    06:28
    Flirting and locker room talk
  10. Box Yourself
    03:44
    Box Yourself
  11. Reading from The Boxer
    01:42
    Reading from The Boxer
  12. Konnie’s Love of Science
    02:32
    Konnie’s Love of Science
  13. Kiran’s writing process
    05:08
    Kiran’s writing process
  14. Bumble and Snug reading
    04:07
    Bumble and Snug reading
  15. Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
    03:47
    Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
  16. Sarah’s route into fiction
    07:16
    Sarah’s route into fiction
  17. The importance of libraries
    08:10
    The importance of libraries
  18. Discussing illustration
    03:51
    Discussing illustration
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